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Matt short sold 500 shares of Tall Pines stock at $19 a share at an initial margin of 65 percent. The maintenance margin is 35 percent. What is the highest the stock price can go before he receives a margin call?

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The solution determines what price would Matt receive a margin call.

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Shares sold=500
Selling price per share=$19
Value of the stock=$9,500
Initial margin ...

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